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President Barack Obama defended the historic nuclear deal with Iran as he faced White House reporters Wednesday at a press conference. "It prevents the most serious threat, Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, which would only make the other problems that Iran may cause even worse. That's why this deal makes our country and the world safer and more secure," the president said. Six world powers, including the United States, reached the deal on Tuesday. It aims to limit Iran's nuclear capability in exchange for lifting punishing economic sanctions. Obama has said the deal eliminates every pathway to an Iranian nuclear weapon. The deal still faces a vote in Congress, although it is unclear whether Republicans and some Democrats who object to the deal will actually be able to override the decision — and Obama threatened Tuesday to veto any attempt to reject the accord.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told NBC News' Lester Holt that Iran can't be trusted and a nuclear deal with the country poses a serious threat to both Israel and the United States.

Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 at 8:11 AM

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told NBC News' Lester Holt that Iran can't be trusted and a nuclear deal with the country poses a serious threat to both Israel and the United States. The agreement between the two countries would give Tehran relief from harsh economic sanctions implemented by the U.S. in exchange for putting limits on its nuclear program. Netanyahu said Wednesday that there is a "real disagreement" between him and Obama. "They're going to get hundreds of billions of dollars to fuel their terror and military machine," Netanyahu said of Iran.
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Donald Trump's presidential campaign inadvertently tweeted an image of what appeared to be Nazi German soldiers set against a U.S. flag Tuesday.

Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 at 7:55 AM

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Donald Trump's presidential campaign inadvertently tweeted an image of what appeared to be Nazi German soldiers set against a U.S. flag Tuesday. The photo showed the White House and a $100 bill with the slogan: "We need real leadership. We need results. Let's put the U.S. back in business." The four soldiers in the stock photo are thought to be reenactors wearing the SS Nazi infantry uniforms. Trump's campaign said, "A young intern created and posted the image and did not see the very faded figures within the flag of the stock photo. The intern apologized and immediately deleted the tweet."
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Two adults and two children were found fatally shot Wednesday morning in a South Carolina home, while a third child was taken to the hospital, Orangeburg County officials said.

Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 at 10:26 AM

Two adults and two children were found fatally shot Wednesday morning in a South Carolina home, while a third child was taken to the hospital, Orangeburg County officials said. A suspect in the quadruple homicide remained on the loose Wednesday afternoon after a car was taken from the scene in the rural town of Holly Hill and then later found abandoned, Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said at a news conference. "We believe this incident is an isolated incident, so we don't believe we have anyone ... still committing crimes," Ravenell said. The coroner's office identified one of the adult victims as Krystal Hutto, 28, and the two juveniles as Tamara Perry, 14, and Shameka Sanders, 17. Local authorities said they were searching for a green 1990s Mercedes that may have been stolen from the scene, reported NBC affiliate WCBD.
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The nuclear deal with Iran was met with a wariness in the Arab world, where concerns are widespread that the easing of its international isolation could tip the already bloody contest for power in the region...

Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 at 4:08 AM

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The nuclear deal with Iran was met with a wariness in the Arab world, where concerns are widespread that the easing of its international isolation could tip the already bloody contest for power in the region toward Shiite-led Tehran, The Associated Press reported. Arab countries have deep fears of Iran gaining a nuclear weapon, and some have been skeptical that a deal will prevent that from happening. But equally high for key Sunni-dominated Gulf allies of the United States is the worry that a deal gives Iran the means — through an economic windfall — and an implicit green light to push influence in the region. "Deal or no deal, tension in the region is not going to go away," said Abdulkhaleq Abdullah, a professor of political science at United Arab Emirates University.
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The 94-year-old former guard known as the "accountant of Auschwitz" was convicted Wednesday on 300,000 counts of accessory to murder, NBC News reported.

Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 at 1:22 AM

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The 94-year-old former guard known as the "accountant of Auschwitz" was convicted Wednesday on 300,000 counts of accessory to murder, NBC News reported. Oskar Groening was sentenced to 4 years in jail by the state court in the northern German city of Lueneburg. The charges relate to the period between May and June 1944 — when some 425,000 Hungarian Jews were brought to Auschwitz. At least 300,000 were immediately sent to the gas chambers. While Groening had spoken openly in interviews about his time as an SS guard at Hitler's infamous death camp in occupied Poland, he insisted he only witnessed atrocities and did not commit any crimes.
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Two people are dead and at least six others remain missing Tuesday in Johnson County, Kentucky, where flash floods destroyed about 150 homes and damaged several hundred others, state and local authorities said.

Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 at 12:22 AM

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Two people are dead and at least six others remain missing Tuesday in Johnson County, Kentucky, where flash floods destroyed about 150 homes and damaged several hundred others, state and local authorities said. A man drowned in floodwaters in Flatgap after he got out of his car Monday night, and an elderly woman was discovered Tuesday afternoon in debris near Volga, Kentucky State Police said. The severe weather, which is expected to move east to the Tennessee Valley and the East Coast Wednesday, is the product of unstable air interacting with an unseasonably strong and active jet stream, said Danielle Banks, a meteorologist for The Weather Channel.
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Mexican authorities released video Tuesday of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in his cell the night of his audacious escape from a supermax prison through a mile-long tunnel — including the moment...

Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 at 4:01 PM

Mexican authorities released video Tuesday of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in his cell the night of his audacious escape from a supermax prison through a mile-long tunnel — including the moment he apparently vanished down his elaborate tunnel, NBC News reported. The videos show not only Guzman's cell but also the entrance into the tunnel through which he escaped Saturday night. The surveillance video is shot from angles that don't provide full coverage of his cell, as authorities have previously acknowledged. "We can confirm that the camera has two blind spots in the cell to allow for the privacy of the inmate in the bathroom area," Mexico's national security commissioner, Monte Alejandro Rubido, told reporters Tuesday.
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Iran and six world powers, including the U.S., unveiled a historic deal aimed at ensuring Iran does not develop nuclear weapons in exchange for the easing of economic sanctions.

Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015 at 8:02 PM

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Iran and six world powers, including the U.S., unveiled a historic deal aimed at ensuring Iran does not develop nuclear weapons in exchange for the easing of economic sanctions. NBC News gathered what you need to know. Will Iran keep a nuclear program? What happens to Iran's existing stockpile of nuclear materials? Who makes sure Iran sticks to the deal?
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As the search continued for a crashed plane in Washington state, authorities marveled at the wherewithal of a teenager who walked away from the wreckage. Autumn Veatch, 16, wasn't seriously injured in...

Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015 at 5:34 PM

As the search continued for a crashed plane in Washington state, authorities marveled at the wherewithal of a teenager who walked away from the wreckage. Autumn Veatch, 16, wasn't seriously injured in the small plane crash, even joking from her hospital bed about how it was a good thing her dad made her watch the television show "Survivor." Her step-grandparents were also in the plane, which crashed as it came out of a cloud bank, but Veatch was unable to save them and instead left for help, according to the Okanogan County Sheriff. "It's a miracle, no question about it," a search-and-rescue official said.
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The New Horizons mission to visit Pluto is "a triumph of engineering and the laws of physics," famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson told NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt on Tuesday, the day the...

Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015 at 3:49 PM

The New Horizons mission to visit Pluto is "a triumph of engineering and the laws of physics," famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson told NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt on Tuesday, the day the NASA probe flew past Pluto. The mission team is waiting for a signal from the probe to confirm it completed its journey past the dwarf planet, but it has already sent back to Earth the most detailed images of Pluto ever recorded. New Horizons took a 3 billion-mile journey that Tyson compared to "threading a needle from New York to Los Angeles."
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Republican presidential candidates slammed the historic nuclear deal between Iran and world powers on Tuesday, calling the agreement backed by President Barack Obama a dangerous threat to the security of...

Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015 at 11:51 AM

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Republican presidential candidates slammed the historic nuclear deal between Iran and world powers on Tuesday, calling the agreement backed by President Barack Obama a dangerous threat to the security of the U.S. and Israel. "You know the Iranians are going to cheat," Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC News. "They're great negotiators and you know they're going to cheat." Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said the agreement "will be remembered as one of America's worst diplomatic failures." Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said in a statement, "The nuclear agreement announced by the Obama administration today is a dangerous, deeply flawed, and short sighted deal." And Carly Fiorina suggested in an interview with CBS News the agreement would make an arms race in the region more likely.
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Secretary of State John Kerry shot back at opponents of the nuclear deal with Iran, saying Israel will be safer as a result of the agreement.

Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015 at 9:03 AM

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Secretary of State John Kerry shot back at opponents of the nuclear deal with Iran, saying Israel will be safer as a result of the agreement. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Tuesday's historic agreement as a "bad mistake of historic proportions" that will give Iran a "sure path to nuclear weapons." In an interview with NBC News, Kerry insisted that was not the case, saying the deal was the best option and has long-lasting implications. "What the critics of this plan never offer... is a realistic alternative," Kerry said. "It's wrong for people to think this doesn't have long-term accountability." Kerry added that "Israel is safer" as a result of Tuesday's accord. "This is under attack by people who really don't know the terms of the agreement," he said.
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After drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman tunneled his way out of a maximum security prison in Mexico, tweets have been sent out from the alleged "official" Twitter account under the name @ElChap0Guzman...

Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015 at 5:45 AM

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After drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman tunneled his way out of a maximum security prison in Mexico, tweets have been sent out from the alleged "official" Twitter account under the name @ElChap0Guzman, lambasting the Mexican president and threatening Donald Trump. The El Chapo twitter account -- which has 300,000 followers -- includes tweets addressed to Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in which the cartel leader tells the president not to call him a "delinquent" because he provides more jobs than the Mexican government. Guzman also tweeted to Donald Trump warning him to put an end to his recent remarks on this prison break. The Twitter account has been active since 2012 and is alleged to be managed by one of his sons.
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Israeli officials came out swinging against a nuclear deal with Iran Tuesday even before any official announcement was made, NBC News reported.

Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015 at 3:44 AM

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Israeli officials came out swinging against a nuclear deal with Iran Tuesday even before any official announcement was made, NBC News reported. "Iran is going to receive a sure path to nuclear weapons," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Iran will get a jackpot, a cash bonanza of hundreds of billions of dollars, which will enable it to continue to pursue its aggression and terror in the region and in the world. This is a bad mistake of historic proportions." Netanyahu added that "As Iran continued to receive more and more concessions at the negotiating table, Iranian President [Hassan] Rouhani led a march of hatred in the streets of Tehran in which the masses cried, 'Death to America! Death to Israel!'" He was referring to huge marches held in Iran to celebrate Al-Quds day, a holiday in support of Palestinians.
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